LOGISTICS
MODERNISATION
Tiruchi, Vizag getting world class airports
New Delhi, Oct 14 Visakhapatnam and Tiruchi are to soon get world class modern airports. Airports Authority of India (AAI) plans to invite bids by the end of the month for not only commercial operation and maintenance of the terminal building ...
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AIR CARGO
Bangladesh, Nepal to strengthen ties
Bangladesh and Nepal are exploring the possibility of starting cargo flights and freight trains between the two countries as part of its exercise to boost bilateral trade that currently accounts for $50 million annually. Bangladesh, it ...
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INFRASTRUCTURE
‘Shipping lines divided on Sethusamudram benefits’
‘Draught of 10 metres is insufficient for bigger vessels’
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Spotlight on double-stack container movement
With the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) study team stressing that the Western corridor of the dedicated rail freight corridor be electrified, the spotlight has now shifted to the key issue of whether double-stack ...
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SHIPPING
Revised handbook on safety
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO), a UN body, has issued a revised handbook on the global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS), according to Shipping Gazette. The updated version provides the principles on which the GMDSS is ...
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SAIL for coastal movement of coal
Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) is mulling coastal movement of imported coking coal from Visakhapatnam port to Haldia dock, according to informed sources. The company is mainly planning this as big bulk carriers, with large parcel loads of ...
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CREDIT CARDS & DEBIT CARDS
Funds transfer via ATM cards likely soon
New Delhi, Oct. 14 Funds transfer through automated teller machines (ATMs) may become a reality this year, leading to a spurt in usage of ATM/debit cards, according to banking industry circles.The ‘MITR’, an ATM-sharing ...
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Allcargo Global launches car transportation containers
Allcargo Global Logistics is planning to launch Trans-Rak containers designed for transportation of cars by March 2008. The company plans to invest Rs 10 crore to bring out 200 containers.Addressing a press conference, Mr Ravi Jakhar, ...
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INTERVIEW
‘Capacity constraints hampering traffic growth at Haldia’
We are trying to raise traffic through construction of new berths, proper mechanisation of operations and introduction of better practices such as incentive-based scheme for the deployment of equipment supplied by private parties.
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RAILWAYS
More demand for reefer containers
Ever since the first private container train was launched by Bothra Shipping a little more than a year ago, as many as seven other firms including the public sector Central Warehousing Corporation have launched their services. Together with the ...
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Howrah-Delhi puja special
The Additional Divisional Railway Manager, Eastern Railway, Howrah, flagged off the Howrah-Delhi superfast bi-weekly puja special train (0231 Up), called the “Howrah-Delhi Dollar Express”, at Howrah Station on Saturday, says a press ...
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ROADWAYS
Kochi: A highway of opportunity
Considering future development activities in the Puthuvypeen and Vallarpadam areas on account of various upcoming projects, the Goshree Island Development Authority (GIDA) plans to construct a coastal highway linking Vypeen-Munambam stretch ...
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Prepare plan to repair, maintain Kerala roads, says ICCI
Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has urged the State Government to prepare a comprehensive plan for thorough repair and periodical maintenance of all the roads in the State with a permanent system of high level monitoring. ...
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